Agriculture India
The history of Agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization.[1] India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. As per 2018, agriculture employed more than 50% of the Indian work force and contributed 17–18% to country's GDP.[2]
In 2016, agriculture and allied sectors like animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries accounted for 15.4% of the GDP (gross domestic product) with about 41.49% of the workforce in 2020.[3][4][5][6] India ranks first in the world with highest net cropped area followed by US and China.[7] The economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth. Still, agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic fabric of India.
The total agriculture commodities export was US $3.50 billion in March - June 2020. India exported $38 billion worth of agricultural products in 2013, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter worldwide and the sixth largest net exporter.[8] Most of its agriculture exports serve developing and least developed nations.[8] Indian agricultural/horticultural and processed foods are exported to more than 120 countries, primarily to the Japan, Southeast Asia, SAARC countries, the European Union and the United States.[9][10]
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- ↑ "India economic survey 2018: Farmers gain as agriculture mechanisation speeds up, but more R&D needed". The Financial Express. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ↑ "CIA Factbook: India-Economy". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ Agriculture's share in GDP declines to 13.7% in 2012–13
- ↑ Staff, India Brand Equity Foundation Agriculture and Food in India Accessed 7 May 2013
- ↑ "Labor force by agriculture sector in India".
- ↑ "India outranks US, China with world's highest net cropland area". Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 India's Agricultural Exports Climb to Record High, United States Department of Agriculture (2014)
- ↑ "Agriculture in India: Agricultural Exports & Food Industry in India | IBEF".
- ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.